Mali coup leader Assimi Goita sworn in as interim leader
The 38-year-old colonel, who has overthrown two presidents in nine months, appoints opposition leader as prime minister and promises to deliver democratic elections
07 June 2021 - 20:09
Bamako — Assimi Goita, the Malian colonel who has overthrown two presidents in the past nine months, said he would oversee a transition towards democratic elections as he was sworn in as interim president on Monday.
Goita, a 38-year-old special forces commander, had already been declared president by the Constitutional Court in May after ousting Bah Ndaw, but was formally sworn in on Monday during a ceremony in the capital Bamako...
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